The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-17

OF SOLO ana enSemOIe music. Inc programme
committee, consisting of S. N. Penfeld, j. G.
Fillmore and Clarence Eddy, have determined
that the various programmes shall be made up
largely of the work OF native and resident COM
posers They have also issued invitations to
the leading living composers of Europe to send
contributions of original work, to be performed
at this meeting
BEATEN BY HER DRUNKEN HUSBAND
Charles Heyer is married and resides OF South
Liberty street. He is a bartender in saloon on
South New Jersey street. and when he went
home to supper last evening was under the in
fiuence OF liquor. Because mis- wife repriuanded
him, he assaulted her. and beat her in a frghtful
manner over the head. She was able to come to
the police station at o'clock last night, and had
her husband arrested for fear he would kill her
when he came home again
ASSAULTED FOR SPEAKING TO A LADY.
On Tuesday, while DR.. d. p Keene, of Terre
A. r. encampment, he had occasion to protect
lady on the Vandalia train from crazy GIRL
who was also a passenger The lady was
stranger to him. and while he was at the
Depot, yesterday afternoon, he CHANGED to meet
her again. She mentioned his kindness in pro-
tecting her on the day previous. and he in return
made reply, cautiouing her to avoid such
danger in the future When he started to walk
away, Tim Ford assaulted and knocked
| him down. He soon learned that the lady with
whom he had formed chance of acquaintance
| was Ford's wife. Ford was arrested and locked
up.
INSANITY OF THREE LADIES
| Three ladies were sent to the Insane Asylum
| yesterday from this city. Caroline L. Wese, re-
| siding at No. "a Woodlawn avenue, has been
| married thirteen years. Recently her mother
died, and the grief unbalanced her mind. She
became jealous of her husband and has made
[ at IN do he
! fortyfiye years of age and native of Germany.
Jessie B. Mcfarland lives with her parents at
! No. 1877 Dougherty street. She is but thirteen
| years of age and has been troubled with nervous
ness all her life. Recently she has been affected
with suicidal mania, and persists in taking a
| knife to bed with her every night Rehecca
Brown was never married, and is ffty-fv years
Of age. She resides in the northwestern part of
| the city and her friends have been unable to get
| her to cat. because she believes some one has
| put poison in all her food.
AN ENTERTAINMENT BY BLIND STUDENTS.
An entertainment at which large number of
the members of the Legislature were present,
was given by the pupils of the Blind Asylum at
that institution last night. The programme
was entirely musical, with one exception, and
that very good representation of the proceed
ings of the present General Assembly. 1t was
called the General Assembly of ST." and the
effort of the pupils was much the same as that
| of the legislators to make as much noise as
as possible. The brass band rendered the Sev-
enth Regiment March of LaFue aud Wiegand's
gavotte, Forget Me Not" The choruses in
! cluded Aubers Away. Away" Metia's waltz,
Summer Fancies;" the Mellow Horn by
Jones; Come Where the Flowers Bloom" from
Flotows Martha" Johnny. Don't Be So Bash
full by Condee, and Veazie's Holiday March.
Master Lewis Jenkins sung Charley Don't You
Do It," and quartet, consisting of Deland
Butcher, Belle Smith. John McGifin and Car-
ence Roberts, sung Come Where the Wild
Flowers Bloom" by White, and Turney's Come
and Join the Merry Dance" Gottsshalk's LAS,
Hope" was rendered upon the piano by Frank
Ballou. and Charles F. Hansen rendered Ros
sini's overture to William Tell' upon the organ
remarks were made by MIR. Brink, one OF the
trustees of the institution.
ARRESTED FOR KEEPING GAMBLING HOUSES.
For several days Detective Martin Haley and
Pstroman Walker have been at work locatin.
the numerous gambling dens now in operation
in the city. One of the most frequented places
they found was No. 10 West Pearl street. in tn.
saloon kept by George ". Stidger, of Kokomo
For a couple of weeks the game has been doip.
a land Office business, and several young ineI
are known to have lost hundreds of dollars il
the place. Monday night Captain Campbell
with some other officers, visited the place. bu
failed to find any one playing and made ar
rests Yesterday one of the young men who los
several hundred dollars, few nights since
guaranteed to convict the proprietors. and Haley
and Walker arrested George ". Stidger. tn
proprietor, and Louis Landau. formerly of thi
city, but now of Chicago They both gave bone
for their appearance before Mayor Denny thi
morning. Stidger is prominent citizen of Ko
komo, and a membe of the town council.
When the Legislature met, Edward Hauser
Of Lafayette. came here and opened q gamblin
room over No. q South Illinois street. Hi
place was we'll ratronized by professionals an
one night last week one young man lost $500 il
the room. He reported the matter to Super
intendent Colbert, who swora out warrant 70
the arrest of Hauser. Patrolmen Haley an
Walker found him in his room ready for bus
ness last night, and made the arrest He CAV
bond, and was not locked up.